Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST | John | 1912 | 27 | Cambrian, No.1 | Clydach Vale | Barry Shifter | 81139 |
| WEST | John (injured) | 1953 | 40 | Bradford | Bradford | Packer | 81140 |
| WEST | John William | 1900 | 23 | Clay Pit, No.3 Quarry | Quarryman | 81141 | |
| WEST | Jonah | 1922 | Pentwyn Slant | Machen | 81142 | ||
| WEST | Joseph | 1900 | 45 | South Hetton | Haswell | Timber Unloader at shaft bottom | 81143 |
| WEST | Joseph (injured) | 1929 | 42 | Celynen, South | Abercarn | Collier | 81144 |
| WEST | Moses (injured) | 1952 | 60 | Risca | Risca | Assistant Hitcher | 81145 |
| WEST | Percy (injured) | 1927 | 33 | Risca | Risca | Collier | 81146 |
| WEST | R. | 1939 | 17 | Heworth | Gateshead & Washington | Shaft Lad | 81147 |
| WEST | R.H. | 1937 | 14 | Clydach Merthyr | Clydach | Slag Picker | 81148 |
| WEST | Richard | 1929 | 51 | Western | Nantymoel | Timberman | 81149 |
| WEST | Robert Charles | 1929 | 19 | East Hetton | Kelloe | 81150 | |
| WEST | S. | 1956 | 43 | Fishburn | Fishburn | Loco Driver | 81151 |
| WESSEL | W. | 1903 | 26 | Roundwood | Rawmarsh | Corporal | 81113 |
| WESLEY | George | 1913 | 54 | Birley | Woodhouse | 81112 | |
| WERTELNIKOW | John (injured) | 1951 | 26 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Haulage Hand | 81111 |
| WERRETT | J. (injured) | 1951 | 37 | Penrikyber | Penrhiwceiber | Packer | 81107 |
| WERRETT | James | 1944 | Varteg, Red Ash | Varteg | 81108 | ||
| WERRETT | Oliver (injured) | 1928 | 32 | Arrail Griffin, No.4 | Six Bells | Labourer | 81109 |
| WERRETT | Stanley (injured) | 1949 | 33 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Repairer | 81110 |
| WERNER | A. (injured) | 1952 | 40 | Ynysarwed | Resolven | Repairer | 81106 |
| WERNART | John (injured) | 1937 | 72 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, East Pit | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | Labourer | 81105 |
| WENT | David P. (Injured) | 1987 | 22 | Oakdale | Oakdale | Fitter | 81104 |
| WENSLEY | P. (injured) | 1928 | 61 | Wyndham | Nantymoel | Labourer | 81102 |
| WENSLEY | Thomas | 1914 | 42 | Stockfield | Chadderton | Would Be Rescuer | 81103 |